Now that CPW has come to a close, the Class of 2013 is starting to come together quickly. The national reply date of May 1 is rapidly approaching, one week from Friday.
For those of you who were there, I hope you enjoyed CPW as much as I did. It was great to meet many of you at the "Meet the Bloggers" event Friday night (note: the story about choosing bloggers via hidden messages in the comments was a joke).
For those of you who were at CPW, what did you enjoy most? What was good? I've heard a lot about Underground Capture the Flag, and various parties.
If you've made up your mind for sure about whether or not to attend MIT, please let us know your decision through the online reply form at MyMIT. You have three choices: tell us you're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2013!), that you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year(s) before enrolling at MIT (for a gap year, military service, or other reason). Let us know when you've decided, and for sure let us know by May 1.
An important note: MIT has no enrollment deposit. If you say "yes," you don't need to send us money to hold your place.
With all that said, what questions do you have that will help you make your decision? How can we be of assistance?
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I just need to clear a few things with my parents before I officially say yes, but I'm pretty thrilled I've got this decided and done.
Yay MIT 2013!
Posted by: Juhee on April 21, 2009
what if i have to serve in the army for 3 years (dual citizenship- american and israeli)
Posted by: nanofreak israeli on April 21, 2009
Posted by: 0 on April 21, 2009
and CPW sounded absolutely amazing from what I heard from a friend who got in :D
Posted by: Liz ('14 hopeful) on April 21, 2009
Posted by: JB '13 on April 21, 2009
TAKE A GAP YEAR.
GAP YEAR.
@ Anon 7:10pm - I think the admissions staff has said before that they want you to maintain A's and B's. You might start having a problem if you get C's.
Posted by: Piper '12 on April 21, 2009
Posted by: Nathan '13 on April 21, 2009
And yes, the parties, the great people, the terrific atmosphere... and all the FREE FOOD! Can't really choose a *best* thing about it... it was cumulative.
Where is there information on a gap year? It might be necessary for me to take one...
I'm so psyched about MIT! w00t again for 2013!
Posted by: Jo Jo on April 21, 2009
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Posted by: Arfa '13 on April 21, 2009
I'm incredibly excited to return in August. I was afraid that coming back from CPW would make me hate high school more, but in fact it is causing me to enjoy it more because I have hope for the future :D
Posted by: Claire '13 on April 21, 2009
if you moved to the us after age 16, i think you do have to serve. here's a link for you.
http://www.israeliconsulate.org/Consular/military/dual.htm
אם יש לך שאלות נוספות שלח/י לי מייל!
Posted by: carmel '11 on April 21, 2009
Posted by: 0 on April 21, 2009
YAY EPSILON THETA!!
Posted by: 0 on April 21, 2009
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Posted by: Max '13 on April 21, 2009
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Posted by: anonymous on April 22, 2009
are you indian and did u get in from India??
please send me a mail
nakul10@gmail.com
Posted by: nakul on April 22, 2009
Posted by: Transfer on April 22, 2009
@nanofreak israeli: We routinely grant deferrals for 1-2 years, but in circumstances of mandatory three year service we would grant that as well in all likelihood. I would note the circumstance in your application.
@Anonymous (Re: grades): I recommend finishing the year strong. Don't worry too much about a small drop in GPA.
@Liz: We'll post all the statistics on the site later this summer.
@JB: Glad CPW went well for you!
@Nathan: Sadly, I don't think we'll make it to Reno this year, but we may try to organize something remotely... stay tuned.
@Jo Jo: If you want a gap year, feel free to request it. You'd just enter MIT in the Fall of 2010 along with next year's class. Let me know if I can tell you more...
@Anonymous (Re: Sports): I would expect that announcement very soon, and certainly before May 1.
@Arfa: Me too!
@Claire: =)
@Anonymous (9:53pm and 11:29pm) (Re: waitlist): No news on the waitlist at this time. As I wrote in the waitlist entry back on March 17th, "In the meantime... be patient. There won't be any waitlist news until after May 1."
@Max: I'll try to post some information on gap years soon. You don't have to decide now -- you can accept our offer of admission, and then request a gap year any time up until Registration Day in the Fall.
@Transfer: I don't have any specific information about transfer notification dates, but the review process has begun. I don't have any more specifics beyond that, sorry...
Posted by: Matt '00 on April 22, 2009
demolished while i posted in Dan. one two
i should put the parts back, but what a cool wind it is from the quiet fan
oops, it just started to make noise again.
i washed the dishes and fan-part. used tissue water spray and screwdriver. olive oil may fix the re-noise.
...
winding quietly.
don't tell the psycHologist in health center that i still call fan, miss windy. she may give pills or call MoM
don't tell Her i fixed and refixed miss windy. she may make her hands like this <H>
..as in comment preview i can see what is on the right side of this very well, yeah looks like Her. i steal & and l,t and semi-colon from SIPB page-source-code
no noise, wind. such a long time it took up to steal SIPB stuff, however you may not see. i can feel the cool wind of the miss windy
Posted by: comboy on April 22, 2009
I need help..... and I choosed the best ie MIT.
My orkut ID is hacked by a bad person. His name is Amay Arora, He is from Delhi ,India.
My Id was very much important to me as it contains my personal photo and Artworks.
I m also about to receive my interview schedule through gmail.
That person has been a night mare to me.
My Orkut Id URl – name is (vikram ranu) - http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=5493688932993999615
Amay’s ID URL - http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?rl=fpn&uid=11452447551003241676
Can some body teach me hacking? because I want to get my ID back.
If not then can you do it for me?
Help me…………..
B bye
Vikram ranu (india)
You can contact me at vr_2310@yahoo.com
Posted by: vikram ranu on April 22, 2009
PWND n00b!!
Posted by: manis404 on April 22, 2009
karen
Posted by: karen on April 22, 2009
Dear Matt, It appears on MyMIT that i have to send out MIT Student Information Review Form and I did finish it. I am wondering if i can scan this form (including my signature inside)and email it to MIT instead of mailing by air. It is so much more convenient for me.
Thanks
Posted by: Thai Pham'13 on April 22, 2009
thank you so much.. that was what i needed..
Todah Rabah- Ein Li Ivrit Al Ha Machshev Aval Toda!!!
@Matt-
thanks a lot. this re-assured me a ton..
Posted by: nanofreak israeli on April 22, 2009
Posted by: ComboyLover on April 22, 2009
Thanks for reply anyway
Posted by: Transfer on April 22, 2009
Can you please send me an email so I can ask you a couple of questions about my current Juniors and info for them for next year?
Posted by: Bernice Merryman on April 22, 2009
I was obviously correct :3
And Bernice, I'm 100% sure she'd prefer to be called Tina Stutchman '11 now ;P
Posted by: Narce on April 22, 2009
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Posted by: Narce on April 22, 2009
"Ignore that apostrophe!"
But I had a left directional arrow to finish making a scrunched-up face.... and apparently those can NEVER appear in this comment section because of how html formatting works? I was under the impression that they could show up if there wasn't a > following soon after it -.-"
Posted by: Narce on April 22, 2009
I'm curious about the food situation at MIT because I know CPW and its overabundant amount of free food isn't representational. I heard many complaints about dorm food and that many students cooked every meal which seems rather inconvenient to me.
Posted by: Laura on April 22, 2009
Is it possible to accept the admission offer and then back out if, by any chance, I cannot afford going to MIT? I sent my fin. aid materials a little late, so the package might not be ready before May, and what worries me is the very small chance that I might not get enough financial aid (I'm pretty confident I'll get enough; I just want to cover all my bases).
Thanks!
Posted by: José P. on April 22, 2009
Posted by: Anonymous 7 on April 22, 2009
(oh and she says she loves ms merryman)
Posted by: 0 on April 22, 2009
Posted by: Narce on April 23, 2009
Posted by: Narce on April 23, 2009
I think it really depends on where you live. On the meal plan you can get food lots of places, but yeah, it's not amazing. One thing you *can* do though is to join an independent living group or fraternity... they tend to have cheaper, much better tasting food and you don't have to do the cooking (see Yan's entry about pika, for instance).
Alternatively, you can trade off making dinner with a couple of floormates.
Posted by: 0 on April 23, 2009
Posted by: Bahar '13 on April 23, 2009
Posted by: 0 on April 23, 2009
yay MIT!!!!!
Posted by: wacker on April 23, 2009
@Laura - I live far away from food. I buy food from the new produce market that comes by every week (right downstairs!), tend to eat cereal or a banana for breakfast, buy a small lunch on campus, then cook something for dinner. It's not a big deal :D.
Posted by: Piper '12 on April 24, 2009
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